For a long time, I avoided what seemed like a hyperbolic claim – that the and many other Western nations were under the spell of a death cult.
Now I see that as the best fit for the data we have.
I define a cult as an organized system of thinking that works against the best interests of the majority of the followers. A cult will make you unhappy, poorer, and/or unhealthier. Participating in one won’t make your life better, it will make it measurably worse.
What we call the ‘dominant culture’ of the U.S. fits every definition of a cult, and one that specifically has an anti-life, pro-death orientation.
Eating, breathing, and drinking the water of such a cult will deliver a list that looks like this:
Or this:
More than a third of workers say they’re living paycheck to paycheck
Published July 15, 2024They’re known as the “working poor.” They have little to no money leftover to save for future goals after covering their monthly expenses, and if they were to lose their primary share of income, they likely would struggle to make ends meet.
They’re the Americans living paycheck to paycheck, and according to new data from Bankrate, more than 1 in 3 workers (34 percent) currently feel like they are living this way. Those numbers might be even higher when factoring in all U.S. adults, considering that 6 in 10 Americans (60.1 percent) are in the labor force, Labor Department figures show.
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by cmartenson 
